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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

New Belgium Brewery — Cocoa Mole

DI STAFF February 23, 2012

The brewmasters at the New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, Colo., have created a beer that's as unique as it is rare. The Cocoa Mole is a strong ale brewed with cocoa and ancho, guajillo, and chipotle...

Blood Sugar Sex Magik — Red Hot Chili Peppers

DI STAFF February 23, 2012

The early '90s were a tumultuous time for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Members of the prolific rock band were dealing with heroin and cocaine addictions, guitarists coming and going, and battles with...

Author, Krantz reads from nonfiction work

JULIA JESSEN February 23, 2012

Workers rolled open the locked door of a railroad car in 2002 in Denison, Iowa, and discovered 11 undocumented immigrants who had died horrific deaths while trying to make their way to new lives. That...

UI Theater Department presents Dr. Faustus

SAMANTHA GENTRY February 23, 2012

The show is supposedly cursed. This weekend, according to legend, this fate may come to the Univeristy of Iowa Theatre Building's Theatre B. Actors from different productions of Dr. Faustus have...

Barbershop group gives annual show

JULIA JESSEN February 23, 2012

Four tones blend together, moving seamlessly to create a perfect chord. The sound seems to come out of thin air and creates a distinctive ringing as it hits the audience. This four-part harmony will...

L.A. based rapper makes Iowa City debut

SAMANTHA GENTRY February 23, 2012

A tattoo of a growling tiger's face lies on rapper Kid Ink's Adam's apple. And while he said it hurt to get inked there, his most painful tattoo experience was getting the bones in his hands tattooed...

Working Group Theatre performs UI alum’s play

HANNAH KRAMER February 23, 2012

For Jennifer Fawcett, the horror of war is magnified and complicated when it arises between people of the same country who turn against each other. So, during a writing exercise in a playwriting class...

Kids These Days plays the Mill

JORDAN MONTGOMERY February 23, 2012

South of the bars, businesses, and banks that line Clinton Street is a massive old house. Upstairs, a window facing the street is propped open with a 2x4, allowing music to pour outside. But unlike...

Candidates should go to war before clamoring for it

GUEST OPINION February 23, 2012

After an eternal string of Republican "debates," we are left with a serial adulterer (former House Speaker Newt Gingrich), an individual who has a racist past (Rep. Ron Paul), a severely religious...

Die, corporate income tax-cuts, die!

DANIEL TAIBLESON February 23, 2012

Sometimes a theory is so ingrained in conventional thought that it becomes impossible to exterminate. Much like zombies, these theories manage to persist despite having been bludgeoned to death by decades...

Shut off your phones, close your laptops, and live a little

SAMUEL CLEARY February 23, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon— they're all highly counterproductive. As students, we're quite experienced in the ways of procrastination, and social networking has, undoubtedly, made the situation...

Men’s trackster Holmes ready to roll after long rehab process

TORK MASON February 23, 2012

The junior hurdler pulled his hamstring in a workout just after Thanksgiving, and he was just starting to work his way back into the fold for the indoor season when he began experiencing back pain. "I...

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